Starter quiz
- Where does a fronted adverbial come in a sentence?
- at the start ✓
- in the middle
- at the end
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- What piece of punctuation always follows a fronted adverbial?
- a full stop
- a comma ✓
- an apostrophe
- inverted commas
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- After which word should the comma be placed in this sentence? Full of sadness she wiped away a tear.
- full
- she
- sadness ✓
- away
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- Which of the following are fronted adverbials of manner?
- Cautiously, ✓
- With a smile, ✓
- Just then,
- To my left,
- Full of joy, ✓
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- Which of the following fronted adverbials are phrases?
- Just as the sun set,
- At sunset, ✓
- At 8pm, ✓
- When the sun set,
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- Which is the most appropriate fronted adverbial to complete this sentence? __________ you will find everything you ever wanted.
- Full of fear,
- There, ✓
- Just then,
- With a sigh,
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Exit quiz
- Match each word to its meaning.
- word⇔a single word ✓
- phrase⇔a group of words with no verb ✓
- clause⇔a group of words that contains a verb ✓
- Which of these are true for a fronted adverbial clause?
- It starts with a subordinating conjunction. ✓
- It comes at the start of a sentence. ✓
- It it followed by a comma. ✓
- It makes complete sense on its own.
- It contains a verb. ✓
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- Which of the following are fronted adverbial clauses?
- Just then,
- When it was time to go, ✓
- To my left,
- While we were waiting, ✓
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- After which word should the comma be placed in this sentence? After we had finished we were allowed outside to play.
- had
- finished ✓
- were
- outside
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- What kind of fronted adverbial has been used in this sentence? While I was listening, Alex tried to distract me.
- fronted adverbial of time ✓
- fronted adverbial of place
- fronted adverbial of manner
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- What mistake has been made in this sentence with a fronted adverbial clause? When the summer was over we returned to school.
- The fronted adverbial clause does not contain a verb.
- The fronted adverbial clause does not contain a subordinating conjunction.
- The fronted adverbial clause is not followed by a comma. ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- A fronted adverbial is a sentence starter that is followed by a comma.
- A fronted adverbial can be a single word or phrase.
- A fronted adverbial can be a clause.
- A clause is a group of words that contains a verb.
- A fronted adverbial can express detail about time, place or manner.
Common misconception
Pupils may create what they believe are fronted adverbial clauses, but they may omit the verb.
It is not wrong to omit a verb (this creates a phrase), but encourage pupils to circle or highlight the verb in a clause.
Keywords
Fronted adverbial - a sentence starter followed by a comma
Comma - a punctuation mark used after any fronted adverbial
Phrase - a group of words with no verb
Clause - a group of words that contains a verb
Adverbial clause - a type of subordinate clause that starts with a subordinating conjunction
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